Aloidendron Species, Giant Tree Aloe (Aloidendron barberae)

by palmbob Mar 25, 2004 6:34 PM

Here is a particularly fat one (nearly two stories high) where it gets some water in Los Angeles

flower in Santa Barbara Nov 03

starting to flower in November Santa Barbara

Showing the woody stems of larger plant in Los Angeles

February flower

Giant Tree Aloe (more than two stories high) growing in Orange County backyard with no watering or care beyond typical rainfall for the past 25 years.

Aloe barberae--image taken at Grigsby Cactus Nursery

Nice large ones in Pasadena California Huntington Gardens fall

large tree full of flowers very end of December, Huntington Gardens, Southern California

close up of December flower

heavy bloom mid Dec Huntington Gardens, southern California

Aloe bainesii photo courtesy of Guy Sternberg http://www.starhillforest.com/

immature seed pods in spring, southern California

position of seed pods on this plant, southern California end of April

15 gal plants for sale in southern CAlifornia nursery

January flower, southern California

severe freeze damage to plant and this is not even at the low end of zone 9b (27F- no frost)... so NO way this is a 9a plant. Southern California

Used as an ornamental potted plant in this wonderful staged pot, California Cactus Center, Pasadena, California

this old plant has a base nearly 12 feet in diameter... southern California

trunk detail

end of blooms, February, southern California

At the Los Angeles county fair grounds

plant in my yard just having dichotomized and still has long leaves- about a 7 year old plant

january flowers being pollinated, southern California

flowers on way out in january, southern California

aloe mite gall (near lower right area of photo) southern California winter

For sale - - $895.00 at Flora Grubb Garden in San Francisco. I want it! LOL

Toodyay, Australia, March, 2009 after having come through a very hot dry summer, still looking pretty good.

Growing in Berkeley, California for a long time. Best one I have ever seen!

Perfect perch for hummers.

flowers in early December, southern California

this is about the most flowers I have seen in one tree (Huntington Gardens, Southern California) late fall

Growing in rich,well watered soils,Hayward Ca. Unusualy deep green leaves.

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

San Diego Botanic Garden

woody trunk cut open

January flowers, Huntington Gardens, southern California

look of older plant grown in less than ideal lighting, UCLA campus, Los Angeles

this is the best year I have seen for flowering for this species, Huntington Gardens, January, 2013

fruits in early spring, southern California

A cutting stuck in the ground 10-12 years ago. Now triple trunked. Hayward Ca.

tree in Hawaii, Kona side obviously fine with all the rain it's getting

Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.. Aloe barbarae tree in the center right background.

In a private garden at Waihi Beach, NZ

Sherman Library and Gardens in Newport Beach, California. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

November 25th start of bloom. Photo courtesy of, copyright of Jim Bishop, a landscape designer in San Diego, California.

Compare to my 2011 photo.

Sherman Library Photo courtesy/copyright of Matthew Maggio. Curator of Succulents, Sherman Library and Gardens.Owner-Rain Shadow Designs.http://www.homeimprovementquotes.com/pros/rain-shadow-designs